The tournament will be knockout.
The match between the teams loosing the semi finals will also be played to decide the 3rd place in the competition.
The match will be played in a 5 on 5 format.
The winner of the toss decides to choose sentinel or scourge.
The match will be played in all pick mode(-ap) for elims and league mode for semis . League mode will also be played in finals but 2 games will be played with one side first as sentinel then as scourge.If need be then a third game will be played in allpick mode.
There is a 1hr30 min time limit on all games except the finals after which it will be up to the admin to decide the winner of the game. This decision will be taken as final.
Backdooring is allowed. However, instances of teleport abuse are not allowed. You cannot use any form of teleport (furion skill, ignis fatuus, or Boots of Travel) to enter an enemy base UNLESS your creeps are already present in the base. So, for example, teleporting with Boots of Travel onto an ignis fatuus that runs in to backdoor is illegal. Another example is having your teammates backdoor and enters an enemy base and then teleport to your teammates as Furion. This is illegal because your creep wave is not present.
The game will be saved every 15 mins or after a major battle. It is also a players responsibilty to ask the admin/observer to save the game at a particular point.
If a player gets disconnected before 5 mins of gameplay it will result in a rematch. Otherwise the game will proceed without the disconnected member or will be resumed from the last saved point. The items from the disconnected player cannot be sold/shared. They must stay on the disconnected member's hero. Consumables can be cast/used though.
Sharing control with a teammate is allowed only if the player has bought a chicken, controlling the hero is not allowed.
No Exploitation of any known old or new bug discovered during play. Explanations like "exploiting/activating the bug unknowingly", "we had no idea this bug existed" or similar excuses will not be entertained. Participants/Teams are expected to know what these are.
No pooling of any sort is allowed. This means that items bought with a player's own money cannot at any time be carried by any of his teammates. Items bought with the player's own money can only be carried or sold by him. This rule only applies to players on the same team. Players can pick up items dropped by their opponents.
No items are allowed to share among teammates including of Aegis of the Immortal, Gem of True Sight and Divine Rapier.If droppable items are drop when player is killed, only the player and enemy team is allow to pick up or to be destroy by teammates. When a droppable iteam drops, the teammates can either destory it, or pick it up and return it the th e hero who had it as soon as he respawns. The hero that pick this "dropped" item may not engage in battle with the item, if he wishes to do so he must drop the item and proceed. (That means that once you pick the dropped item you must return back to base and not engage anyone ultil you've done so.). The following items are the only exceptions:
Ring of regeneration (Must be returned back within due time to the original owner).
Sobi mask (Must be returned back within due time the original owner).
Observer and sentry wards.
The following consumables are allowed to be shared (Tango, Clarity potion, Flask of saphire water).
Item restriction
No more than 1 arcane ring.
No more than 2 Euls and/or Guinsoo.
No more than 1 necronomicon.
No more than 2 mekanisms.
No more than 2 shivas guard.
No more than 2 orchid.
Players must be present in the tournament area with the whole team at the notifications schedule. Players are advised to be present a few minutes before the schedule to avoid any unpredictable delay. If the team is not present at the notification schedule, they shall be disqualified.
All the above rules should be followed without argument with the tournament official, the violation of which may result in player or team disqualification, the decision to do the same lies in the hand of the tournament official present there.
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